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Name	Rebecca Gilliam
Born	Nov 23, 1754 OR 1750	Albemarle county, Virginia, USA [2, 5]
	"The Order of tyhe First Families of Mississippi 1699-1817", pp 85-85, notes that she was born November 23, 1750.
Gender	Female
Died	Nov 1837	Amite county, Mississippi, USA
Person ID	I33532	mykindred
Last Modified	Nov 30, 2013

Father	Burrell \ Burwell Gilliam, b. Aug 09, 1720, Surrey county, Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1759, Albemarle county, Virginia, USA (Age > 40 years)
Mother	Anne Johnson, b. 1728, d. Y
Notes	The Gilliams are descended from Count de Guillaume who was presented with a coat of arms by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, A.D. 1066. The family name was changed to Gilliam or Gillam after they moved to England. William, Devereux, and John Gilliam, sons of Sir Richard and his wife Dorothy (Bradley) Gilliam, came to America in 1635 aboard the "Constance" with a Royal Commission to survey the Dominion of Virginia. These three are the ancestors of the Gilliams in this country. Negro Abbe owned by Burrell Gilliam born 1-7-1759, christened 10-10-1762.
Family ID	F2327	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Cornelius Whittington, b. Apr 24, 1749, Albemarle county, Virginia, USA , d. Aft Nov 27, 1837, Liberty, Amite county, Mississippi, USA (Age > 88 years)

Married circa 23 Nov 1774 [2, 5, 6]

Children

	1. James A. Whittington, b. circa 1775, Cheraw District, South Carolina, USA , d. 1838, Amite county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 63 years)
	2. John Whittington, b. circa 1779, SC or Georgia, USA , d. circa 1837, Amite or Scott county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 58 years)
	3. Mary Louisa (?Polly) Whittington, b. circa 1781, Georgia, USA , d. circa 1863, Amite county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
	4. Aaron Whittington, b. circa 1783, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1860, Leake county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
	5. Winneford "Winnie" Whittington, b. circa 1784, Georgia, USA , d. Y
	6. Moses Whittington, b. circa 1788, Georgia, USA , d. 1850, ? Amite county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 62 years)
	7. Sarah Whittington, b. circa 1791, Wilkes county, Georgia, USA , d. Bef Sep 04, 1849, Scott county, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 58 years)
	8. Susannah Whittington, b. 1793, Richmond / Hancock county, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1860, Amite county, Mississippi, USA (Age > 68 years)
	9. Rebecca Whittington, b. circa 1795, Washington, Georgia, USA , d. Y
	10. Elam Whittington, b. circa 1798, Georgia, USA , d. Y
	11. [son] Whittington, d. Y

Family ID F12116 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S874] Gedcom - Sherlock, Barbara.
[S177] Family Records -- Mississippi Revolutionary Soldie, p. 332-335.
[S606] Gedcom - Miley, Karell.
[S605] Genealogy of Richard Whittington.
[S179] The Order of the First Families of Mississippi 169, p. 85-86.
[S140] DAR Application, Index for Patriots.

Rebecca Gilliam[1, 2, 3, 4]

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